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Intersectionality as a Normative and Empirical Paradigm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2007

Ange-Marie Hancock
Affiliation:
Yale University

Abstract

In the 10 years that I have conducted intersectional research, my views have changed significantly in terms of how I conceptualize the subspecialization. Originally I thought of intersectionality as a content-based specialization that emphasized the subjectivity of women who reside at the intersections of race-, gender-, class-, and sexual orientation–based marginalizations (and other categories of difference). Thinking of it in this way, with a focus on content, follows the logic of much groundbreaking work in women's studies and women and politics scholarship. The primary pursuit of this focus is inclusion – incorporating previously ignored and excluded populations into preexisting frameworks to broaden our knowledge base regarding traditional questions of political science. For example, examining gender differences in voting behavior, party identification, candidate recruitment, and social movements has contributed critical knowledge to the discipline of political science.

Type
CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER AND POLITICS
Copyright
2007 The Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association

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